Global Command and Control System

Abstract

The Global Command and Control System (GCCS) is the Joint Command and Control (C2) System of Record and the designated C2 migration system for the DoD. It is an integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence (C4I) system capable of supporting all echelons of the US military command structure. GCCS solves C4I interoperability problems between Service components by establishing a Common Core Operating Environment supporting net-centric objectives. The GCCS-Air Force program provides C2, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), Cyber, and operational information to the Commander Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR) for planning and execution, air space deconfliction, targeting, weaponeering, and many other applications supporting air operational command and control, and fully supports the Aerospace Expeditionary Force (AEF) concept. The Air Force is responsible for integration of Air Force unique mission applications with the Common Core Operating Environment. Integration efforts are directed towards future aerospace C2 concepts supporting requirements for the Air Operations Center(AOC), including ISR, and intended to automate operational systems with an objective of providing the right people with the right information at the right time while reducing the overall footprint of the system. As they migrate to the GCCS Joint (GCCS-J) core environment, GCCS-AF will integrate applications into the Windows VersionX(WINx) environment satisfying warfighter requirements for the Common Operational Picture (COP), Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN), Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTT), Logistics Feasibility Analysis Capability (LOGFAC), Deliberate Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segment (DCAPES) capabilities, and other information assurance mechanisms. This program is in Budget Activity 7, Operational Systems Development because this budget activity includes development efforts to upgrade systems that have been fielded or have received approval for full rate production and anticipate production funding in the current or subsequent fiscal year.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0303150F_7_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
Reduction in FY13 due to sequestration.
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air National Guard
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Protection
  • Deployment
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Information Assurance
  • Migration
  • National Guard
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space

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